Injustice Watch is a Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organization that examines issues of equity and justice in the court system. Our goal is one of public service: to listen to and center people ...

A joint investigation by Injustice Watch and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity found thousands of Cook County seniors who have lost their homes to property tax foreclosure in recent years ...

Zella Croff, 73, lost her house in south suburban Markham to tax foreclosure in 2023. Credit: Taylor Glascock for the Investigative Project This is a joint project of Injustice Watch and the ...

Injustice Watch is seeking an Editor in Chief to lead our nonprofit newsroom. The ideal candidate is an experienced manager and editor with a track record of successful investigative work who can ...

Earlier this month, Injustice Watch celebrated its 10th birthday. For the past decade, our reporting has shed light on systemic injustices in the court system, leading to official investigations, ...

Illinois has strengthened its labor laws and improved efforts to collect stolen wages. But hundreds of cases linger in Cook County court, leaving workers waiting years to be fully compensated, an ...

Leonard Dixon, who has run the Cook County Temporary Detention Center since 2015, is resigning Dec. 1. Credit: José Alejandro Córcoles for the Chicago Reporter The superintendent of the Cook County ...

Surveillance video from inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center shows former guard Kevin Walker leaving a holding cell after he pushed a 15-year-old boy to the floor on Dec. 14, ...

Former Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee Kevin Walker, center, sits at the defense table with his attorneys during his trial on Oct. 31, 2025. He was found not guilty of ...

For decades, allegations of child abuse and employee misconduct have swirled around Chicago’s juvenile detention center. But on Thursday, a Cook County judge will begin proceedings in a rare trial of ...